2024 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

Two polar bears swimming

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Vancouverites have been plunging into the frigid ocean on New Year’s Day since 1920. Here are six places to take part in the chilly tradition on the first day of 2024.

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2024 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

2023 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

A polar bear getting ready to go for a swim.

Photo: Hans Jurger Mager/Unsplash

New Year’s Day Polar Bear swims are a Vancouver tradition dating back to 1920. Here are seven places around Vancouver to take a chilly dip to ring in 2023.

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2023 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver